Sara L. "Bunny" Siebert, who during her tenure as coordinator of young-adult services for the Enoch Pratt Free Library shared her enthusiasm for books with thousands of city teenagers, died Thursday July 24th of heart failure at the Broadmead retirement community <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.valleypistachio.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">buy pistachios</span>] in Cockeysville. She was 88.

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Miss Siebert was born in Baltimore and spent her early years on Auchentoroly Terrace before moving with her family to a house on St. Dunstans Road in Homeland.

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She was a 1938 graduate of Western High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Goucher College in 1942.

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As a child, Miss Siebert was an avid reader whose love affair with books was heightened when her father agreed to drive her downtown one day to the new Central Library on Cathedral Street, which had opened in 1933.

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Miss Siebert, who became a protegee of Margaret Alexander Edwards, took a training class at Pratt after graduating from Goucher, and enjoyed library work so much she earned a library science degree from McGill University.

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Miss Siebert returned to the Pratt in 1943 and served as a young-adult assistant in its branches and head of the Fells Point branch on South Ann Street.

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In 1957, she was appointed assistant young-adult coordinator and succeeded to the position of coordinator when Mrs. Edwards retired in 1962.

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Until her retirement in 1977, Miss Siebert was a fixture in her basement office in the Central Library.

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''This information was taken from an article published on baltimoresun.com by Sun Reporter Frederick N. Rasmussen. The complete article is currently available at:''

'''Paula Brehm-Heeger''': Having just completed my YALSA Presidential term, I'm trying to catch my breath! I'm now working on several projects for the YALSA Board and providing help and support to the new YALSA President-Elect, Linda Braun and our current President, Sarah Cornish Debraski. Additionally, I'm working on a book focusing on PPYA and QP for ALA Editions that is being edited by Past-President Pam Spencer Holley. And, I've just been selected for a new position at my Library (Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County). As of mid-August I will be heading up our Main Library and 6 urban branches as the Manager of the Library's Central Region.

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'''Mary K. Chelton''' It dawned on me that some of you may be interested in my post-surgical progress from my June 2 knee replacement, so the exhibitionist/raconteur in me cannot resist. Six weeks after the knee replacement I can bend it to 110 degrees easily with pain medicine, but I'm still going to physical therapy for various forms of torture three times a week until the end of the month. My two favorites are the one where he sort of suspends the leg out straight and pushes down on it with both hands to stretch the back of the knee so it will ultimately straighten, and then follows this one with my knee in his armpit while he bends it back farther than it wants to go. Both will make me break out into a sweat without a lot of warmup and deep breaths. It has become obvious that I'll be doing range of motion and muscle strengthening exercises for a long time. Before the surgery I bought a Total Gym in anticipation of this, so think of me and Chuck Norris now, minus the martial arts part.

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I have discovered that no matter how wonderful everyone finds this surgery a year after they have it, and I was able to put my weight on the knee the first days after surgery for the first time in six months, the early rehab is a bitch! I call it the " Battle of the Bend," and alternately, "Physical Torture." It is painful as all those insulted (or cut up) knee-supporting muscles protest every demand made on them. It does help that I did strengthening exercises right up until the night before surgery. There were 4 of us in PT the other day, and I wondered what they did before knee replacements became so common—possibly prayed for more car accidents, since there were a couple of them there, too. Being a craven extrovert, I ask everyone for their story. My favorite so far is the the guy who told me he was having sex with his girl friend when his leg stopped moving...

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The story of my rehab roommate has to be told verbally. That she was scared of the dark and had to sleep with all the lights on is just the tip of a gigantic behavioral iceberg! It was a true anthropological experience!

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I won't be driving again until school starts because the two big complications of this surgery are infections and blood clots and the MD fears that driving too early may cause a clot. Won't be going to the dentist next year either because of the fear of infections.

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I'm walking with a cane for balance, not as a substitute for the bad leg, like before, but I find that I still get tired a lot and seem to need a daily nap. My dogs have adjusted well to the nap routine and get on the bed with me. I am reading lots of good trash and watching "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Randy Jackson's Best Dance Crew" because I absolutely adore hip hop choreography. Even found myself sobbing through "America's Got Talent" the other night. (Well, what do you do when you've seen every CSI and Law and Order show 4 times each?) "The Closer" has started, so summer is not a total waste.

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I'm still up for funny dog cards if the spirit moves you, or just funny cards, for that matter.

With the selection committee appointment season upon us, one bit of advice I always like to share is for new YALSA members to '''fill out a volunteer form''' ([http://http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/joinus/committeevolunteer.cfm] and to carefully consider the ways in which they might want to be involved in YALSA. Right now a lot of people are anxious to serve on the high-profile selection committees, but those process committees are so important and the experience, particularly in networking and getting to know peers) is invaluable! --'''Paula Brehm-Heeger, YALSA President 2007-2008'''

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Sara L. Siebert (YALSA President, 1961-1962)

Sara L. "Bunny" Siebert, who during her tenure as coordinator of young-adult services for the Enoch Pratt Free Library shared her enthusiasm for books with thousands of city teenagers, died Thursday July 24th of heart failure at the Broadmead retirement community buy pistachios in Cockeysville. She was 88.

Miss Siebert was born in Baltimore and spent her early years on Auchentoroly Terrace before moving with her family to a house on St. Dunstans Road in Homeland.

She was a 1938 graduate of Western High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Goucher College in 1942.

As a child, Miss Siebert was an avid reader whose love affair with books was heightened when her father agreed to drive her downtown one day to the new Central Library on Cathedral Street, which had opened in 1933.

Miss Siebert, who became a protegee of Margaret Alexander Edwards, took a training class at Pratt after graduating from Goucher, and enjoyed library work so much she earned a library science degree from McGill University.

Miss Siebert returned to the Pratt in 1943 and served as a young-adult assistant in its branches and head of the Fells Point branch on South Ann Street.

In 1957, she was appointed assistant young-adult coordinator and succeeded to the position of coordinator when Mrs. Edwards retired in 1962.

Until her retirement in 1977, Miss Siebert was a fixture in her basement office in the Central Library.

This information was taken from an article published on baltimoresun.com by Sun Reporter Frederick N. Rasmussen. The complete article is currently available at:

Paula Brehm-Heeger: Having just completed my YALSA Presidential term, I'm trying to catch my breath! I'm now working on several projects for the YALSA Board and providing help and support to the new YALSA President-Elect, Linda Braun and our current President, Sarah Cornish Debraski. Additionally, I'm working on a book focusing on PPYA and QP for ALA Editions that is being edited by Past-President Pam Spencer Holley. And, I've just been selected for a new position at my Library (Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County). As of mid-August I will be heading up our Main Library and 6 urban branches as the Manager of the Library's Central Region.

Mary K. Chelton It dawned on me that some of you may be interested in my post-surgical progress from my June 2 knee replacement, so the exhibitionist/raconteur in me cannot resist. Six weeks after the knee replacement I can bend it to 110 degrees easily with pain medicine, but I'm still going to physical therapy for various forms of torture three times a week until the end of the month. My two favorites are the one where he sort of suspends the leg out straight and pushes down on it with both hands to stretch the back of the knee so it will ultimately straighten, and then follows this one with my knee in his armpit while he bends it back farther than it wants to go. Both will make me break out into a sweat without a lot of warmup and deep breaths. It has become obvious that I'll be doing range of motion and muscle strengthening exercises for a long time. Before the surgery I bought a Total Gym in anticipation of this, so think of me and Chuck Norris now, minus the martial arts part.

I have discovered that no matter how wonderful everyone finds this surgery a year after they have it, and I was able to put my weight on the knee the first days after surgery for the first time in six months, the early rehab is a bitch! I call it the " Battle of the Bend," and alternately, "Physical Torture." It is painful as all those insulted (or cut up) knee-supporting muscles protest every demand made on them. It does help that I did strengthening exercises right up until the night before surgery. There were 4 of us in PT the other day, and I wondered what they did before knee replacements became so common—possibly prayed for more car accidents, since there were a couple of them there, too. Being a craven extrovert, I ask everyone for their story. My favorite so far is the the guy who told me he was having sex with his girl friend when his leg stopped moving...

The story of my rehab roommate has to be told verbally. That she was scared of the dark and had to sleep with all the lights on is just the tip of a gigantic behavioral iceberg! It was a true anthropological experience!

I won't be driving again until school starts because the two big complications of this surgery are infections and blood clots and the MD fears that driving too early may cause a clot. Won't be going to the dentist next year either because of the fear of infections.

I'm walking with a cane for balance, not as a substitute for the bad leg, like before, but I find that I still get tired a lot and seem to need a daily nap. My dogs have adjusted well to the nap routine and get on the bed with me. I am reading lots of good trash and watching "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Randy Jackson's Best Dance Crew" because I absolutely adore hip hop choreography. Even found myself sobbing through "America's Got Talent" the other night. (Well, what do you do when you've seen every CSI and Law and Order show 4 times each?) "The Closer" has started, so summer is not a total waste.

I'm still up for funny dog cards if the spirit moves you, or just funny cards, for that matter.

David Mowery ALA is keeping me very busy! My current committees/responsibilities are:

YALSA's Endowment & Supporting YALSA

Upcoming Events for Past Leaders

Stay Involved with YALSA

Advice for New YALSA members

With the selection committee appointment season upon us, one bit of advice I always like to share is for new YALSA members to fill out a volunteer form ([1] and to carefully consider the ways in which they might want to be involved in YALSA. Right now a lot of people are anxious to serve on the high-profile selection committees, but those process committees are so important and the experience, particularly in networking and getting to know peers) is invaluable! --Paula Brehm-Heeger, YALSA President 2007-2008http://www.kanafvallenineenweek.nl/Toko bunga